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# External Auditor Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-auditor-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04c112). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Development Bank of Wales: "External Auditor Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Development Bank of Wales](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/development-bank-of-wales-GB-PPON-PCWM-6438-QYVP)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 January 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auditing services, Financial auditing services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £3,350,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-auditor-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04c112#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04c112`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-auditor-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04c112#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-auditor-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04c112#participate

## Description
DBW wishes to procure external audit services for the group for the financial year ended 31 March 2026 which should include:
The audit of the group’s Annual Report and Financial Statements, prepared under IFRS, noting that any future changes to IFRS should be incorporated into all future audits under this agreement.
The audit of the group’s subsidiary accounts, to include:
Limited companies and General partners, prepared under FRS101
Limited Partnerships, one of which is consolidated and is prepared under FRS101, the remainder are non-consolidated and prepared under FRS102
Client Asset Sourcebook (CASS) assurance for FW Capital
Providing audit confirmations on a Component Auditor basis to the Welsh Audit Wales Office.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79212000, 79212100
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** DBW wishes to procure external audit services for the group for the financial year ended 31 March 2026 which should include:
The audit of the group’s Annual Report and Financial Statements, prepared under IFRS, noting that any future changes to IFRS ...
- **Contract Period:** 13/02/2025 to 12/02/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 007867-2025-DBW000116.00-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **FORVIS MAZARS LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-13750`
  - Value: £3,350,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 007867-2025-DBW000116.00-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,350,000
  - Signed Date: 04/03/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007867-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-04T14:35:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T14:47:40.059Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04c112